Cultural Holism:The Pitfalls of Comparative Aesthetics——Taking Zong Baihua and Fang Dongmei as Examples(Ⅰ)
In the 1930s and 1940s,Zong Baihua and Fang Dongmei opened the comparative aesthetics between China and the West,and used the concept of cultural holism as a philosophical vision to make the assertion that Chinese art is expressive,vital,and dynamic,while Western art is reproducible,mathematical,and static.This kind of comparative aesthetics assertion of"East meets West"shows the cross-cultural concept of dichotomy in aesthetics theory,and contradicts the historical facts of Chinese and Western art in historical judgement.In response to this point,we can develop a"Chinese and Western art referencing"in a broader cultural-art historical perspective."Speaking against"is what Zong Baihua and Fang Dongmei show together,reinforcing the differences between Chinese and Western art,the dichotomy,and the relative between Chinese and Western art."Speaking with"is for"speaking against",which is dedicated to the differences between Chinese and Western art.Cross-cultural art comparisons should adhere to two common goals:seeking differences in the midst of similarities,and seeking commonalities in the midst of differences.In this way,the"commonality in difference"of Chinese and Western art is demonstrated.
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